World History: Chapter 5, Lesson 4

Like Egypt, Nubia had a dry climate and needed water from the Nile River.

• True

• False

The Nubians of Kerma grew wealthy from farming and ______.

• mining gold

• fighting wars

• herding cattle

• building pyramids

During the 1400s b.c., what did the Nubians adapt while under Egyptian rule?

• spoken language

• irrigation techniques

• trading practices

• hieroglyphics

Kush gained its wealth mostly from demanding tribute from nearby kingdoms.

• True

• False

In 728 B.C., who founded a new dynasty that ruled both Egypt and Kush?

• Kashta

• Meroë

• Piye

• Axum

Like the Egyptians, the Kushites built stone temples, monuments, and pyramid tombs.

• True

• False

What did the Kushites learn from the Assyrians?

• to irrigate their land

• to worship a single god

• to build a pyramid

• to make iron

What key resource did Kushites have that allowed them to make iron?

• sandstone

• gold mines

• trees for fuel

• water from the Nile River

The Kush city of Meroë was different from most Egyptian cities because of its many ______.

• iron furnaces

• palaces and houses

• temples to Amon-Re

• graveyards

The kingdom of Kush was a great trading power for nearly ______ years.

• 200

• 350

• 540

• 600